by Eric Christianson | Feb 16, 2014 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
This 76 year old patient was on a laundry list of blood pressure medications. Hydrochlorothiazide, losartan, metoprolol, terazosin, amlodipine, and recently had clonidine added to their regimen with minimal success. Systolic BP’s still consistently ran around...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 2, 2014 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Often in CHF you may see spironolactone used in combination with loops and other diuretics to try to help treat edema. There are certainly other indications for spironolactone, but I’ll leave that for another day. My patient was having difficulty with edema and...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 15, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
Tonight’s dose involves trying to prevent the unnecessary use of medications! I’ve come across this type of situation a few different times and just wanted to share it with you all. Patient gets diagnosed with a UTI and started on an antibiotic – pretty...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 5, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
Weight loss in the younger population generally tends to be less of a problem than weight gain (with the exception of eating disorders etc.). However, in the elderly there are definitely situations where weight loss can be problematic. In these instances we must...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 2, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
I often see orders for drugs two or three times daily, and while this can be necessary, sometimes it may not be, and at what cost. Lyrica (pregabalin) is flat priced per Medi-span. What does this mean? It means that 1 capsule of 25 mg is the same cost as 1 capsule of...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 19, 2013 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
I had a patient who was rehabbing a knee replacement, and having some difficulty sleeping. Pain was a contributing factor, but appeared to be pretty well managed and eventually determined to not be a factor in this case. I had discussed the case with nursing, and they...
